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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general visual and performing arts was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 6,355 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in General Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the best school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. CCAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Columbus College of Art and Design Report

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Ohio 67
Illinois 62
Indiana 26
Wisconsin 78

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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